The intent of these rules is to provide a system by which the commission may grant or loan money to a county or municipality that owns a historic courthouse, for the purpose of preserving or restoring the courthouse, if the county's application meets the standards of the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. Restrictions on who can obtain funds and how the funds are used are within the legal authority of the commission, and can be defined through the rule-making authority of the commission.

Source Note: The provisions of this §12.3 adopted to be effective October 31, 1999, 24 TexReg 9277; amended to be effective March 6, 2014, 39 TexReg 1357